Jonathan Badeen

It sounds amazing. It sounds amazing. I'm sure it's going to be in a movie or something at some point. But it's slightly based upon the real story, which was I actually came up with it prior to Tinder. And I came up with it for a...

It sounds amazing. It sounds amazing. I'm sure it's going to be in a movie or something at some point. But it's slightly based upon the real story, which was I actually came up with it prior to Tinder. And I came up with it for a...

uh, flashcards, educational flashcards app that I had, uh, um, I'd been thinking about problems with it and it really had to do with, uh, trying to solve very specific problems. Like while you try to study for your flashcards while walking to class, one handed, uh, eliminating buttons and, you know, trying to indicate whether you got the card right or wrong and all of those sorts of things.

uh, flashcards, educational flashcards app that I had, uh, um, I'd been thinking about problems with it and it really had to do with, uh, trying to solve very specific problems. Like while you try to study for your flashcards while walking to class, one handed, uh, eliminating buttons and, you know, trying to indicate whether you got the card right or wrong and all of those sorts of things.

uh, flashcards, educational flashcards app that I had, uh, um, I'd been thinking about problems with it and it really had to do with, uh, trying to solve very specific problems. Like while you try to study for your flashcards while walking to class, one handed, uh, eliminating buttons and, you know, trying to indicate whether you got the card right or wrong and all of those sorts of things.

And I woke up one morning, uh, just, uh, literally woke up, sat up in bed and was like, Oh my God, I got it. And I had been basically the swipe had been born for this flashcards app. And I was like, I've got to make this thing. You know, it's, this is the best way to make a flashcards app. Fast forward a few months though.

And I woke up one morning, uh, just, uh, literally woke up, sat up in bed and was like, Oh my God, I got it. And I had been basically the swipe had been born for this flashcards app. And I was like, I've got to make this thing. You know, it's, this is the best way to make a flashcards app. Fast forward a few months though.

And I woke up one morning, uh, just, uh, literally woke up, sat up in bed and was like, Oh my God, I got it. And I had been basically the swipe had been born for this flashcards app. And I was like, I've got to make this thing. You know, it's, this is the best way to make a flashcards app. Fast forward a few months though.

And, um, and that's actually when I had met Sean, um, my co-founder, Sean Rad. And, uh, we were showing each other our work. Um, and I had showed him the flashcards app and all. And then when we ended up making Tinder, um, We just ended up with an interface that was a stack of cards, and it was serendipitous, basically, and I ended up throwing the swipe in there.

And, um, and that's actually when I had met Sean, um, my co-founder, Sean Rad. And, uh, we were showing each other our work. Um, and I had showed him the flashcards app and all. And then when we ended up making Tinder, um, We just ended up with an interface that was a stack of cards, and it was serendipitous, basically, and I ended up throwing the swipe in there.

And, um, and that's actually when I had met Sean, um, my co-founder, Sean Rad. And, uh, we were showing each other our work. Um, and I had showed him the flashcards app and all. And then when we ended up making Tinder, um, We just ended up with an interface that was a stack of cards, and it was serendipitous, basically, and I ended up throwing the swipe in there.

I would never have come up with it for Tinder because I wasn't trying to solve those problems. You have a big heart and an X button in there. didn't, you know, didn't need it. Um, but, uh, but it felt right to put it in there and we didn't even tell people about it. We weren't trying to be sneaky or anything really.

I would never have come up with it for Tinder because I wasn't trying to solve those problems. You have a big heart and an X button in there. didn't, you know, didn't need it. Um, but, uh, but it felt right to put it in there and we didn't even tell people about it. We weren't trying to be sneaky or anything really.

I would never have come up with it for Tinder because I wasn't trying to solve those problems. You have a big heart and an X button in there. didn't, you know, didn't need it. Um, but, uh, but it felt right to put it in there and we didn't even tell people about it. We weren't trying to be sneaky or anything really.

It was just, uh, it was like, yeah, if you figured it out, it's like figuring out, you know, uh, command or control C on your keyboard instead of clicking the copy button or something, you know, it's just a keyboard shortcut. And it was, so it was not, it wasn't some big thing that we were like, we're going to change the world with the swipe or whatever.

It was just, uh, it was like, yeah, if you figured it out, it's like figuring out, you know, uh, command or control C on your keyboard instead of clicking the copy button or something, you know, it's just a keyboard shortcut. And it was, so it was not, it wasn't some big thing that we were like, we're going to change the world with the swipe or whatever.

It was just, uh, it was like, yeah, if you figured it out, it's like figuring out, you know, uh, command or control C on your keyboard instead of clicking the copy button or something, you know, it's just a keyboard shortcut. And it was, so it was not, it wasn't some big thing that we were like, we're going to change the world with the swipe or whatever.

It was, and it was a few months later that we had a college student write in and he said something along the lines of that he and his buddies walking down the street or campus or something like that, that they would say swipe right and swipe left as code about the ladies passing by. Wow.

It was, and it was a few months later that we had a college student write in and he said something along the lines of that he and his buddies walking down the street or campus or something like that, that they would say swipe right and swipe left as code about the ladies passing by. Wow.

It was, and it was a few months later that we had a college student write in and he said something along the lines of that he and his buddies walking down the street or campus or something like that, that they would say swipe right and swipe left as code about the ladies passing by. Wow.